Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

• Performs nursing procedures and patient care tasks in a clinical setting.

• Helps patients by providing information and education, services, and assistance.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performs preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
• Performs specimen collection and ordering while remaining compliant with OSHA and COLA/CLIA standards and keeping patient information confidential.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, reconciling current medications and allergies, recording medical history, recording history of present illness, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepares patients for examination by taking blood pressure, heart rate, respirations, pulse ox, weight, and reporting patient history summary to the provider.
• Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures including setting up procedure trays while maintaining the sterile field.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about procedures.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Maintains good working relations with clinical staff and other clinic employees through appropriate communication.
• Instills confidence in patients by maintaining a neat appearance and performing duties in a competent and caring manner. 
• Communicating with patients by triaging and completing telephone encounters
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• None.

• High school graduate preferred.
• Successful completion of nursing assistant course or the equivalent.
• Previous hospital experience with acceptable references preferred.
• Must pass a pre-employment test for nursing assistant.
• BLS certification required.
• Required Skills & Abilities:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and spelling and office ethics.
• Shows dependability by being punctual; maintains consistent attendance.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and co-workers; transports patients and equipment as appropriate.

• Required to sit and stand for long periods.
• Must be able to communicate with or without reasonable accommodations – speak and hear.
• Able to use both hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Ability to push up to 300lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.